Never Grow Up! (Grow Up! #2)

And... Done! This is the last of the package of zines that I picked up as a crowdfunding reward from Boston Zine Fest. Our friend Sian, who's been seeing to our mail back in the US, send these over with one of our packages of mostly-dull paperwork, and it's been a lot of fun having some zines to read here in Vietnam.

Title: Grow Up!
Issue: 2 (Never Grow Up!)
Publisher: Sara Bear
Date: August, 2014
Writer: Sara Bear
Artist: Sara Bear

Half-sized zine/minicomic hybrid. Thirty-six pages of autobiographical comics and essays on the theme of adulthood, and particularly on how adulthood is defined for the Millennial generation (a term the author/artist grudgingly uses, so I will use it as well, also grudgingly).

There are two cute time-travel stories here, complete with some amusing nods to Doctor Who fandom. There are also a couple of essays on the struggles of Millennials and the nature of the concept of adulthood. Plus reflections on Green Day's music, a cute series of "adult tips", and plenty of punks and cats.

Sara Bear has a great voice, a fun art style, and a witty sense of humor. And geeky autobiography is always a genre that interest me. There's a lot to like here.

Rating: 8/10